There actually is a pharmacy student-specific housing board on Facebook (SOPhS Housing Board) that you may find helpful if you get in! Best of Luck!
Waterloo University Pharmacy applicants Class of 2023
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Wait until the Thursday 13th and check Waterloo Quest webpage. I am expecting the decisions to come out in the morning.
Just received an email - I’ve been waitlisted. Quest admission decision still says “application.”
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Hi!
Is anyone coming from Montréal?
Is anyone coming from Montréal?
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Since I got accepted too, I will share my stats cause.... I hope future applicants will find this info useful.
This cycle is my 1st time applying to U of Waterloo pharmacy.
Academics: I am an U of T grad with Bachelor degree and cGPA (U of T) of 3.38. Then, I decided to do Masters in U of Alberta, but I withdrew from graduate program after 10 months in and took 2 pre-reqs in U of Alberta as open studies student to apply for U of Waterloo and other Canadian schools. In U of T, my 3rd year was a full course load (10 half-year courses) and 4th year was not full load (8 half-year courses). I had a credit course without marks, and a late-withdrawal course in 4th year. Lastly, I took an online English course from U of Athabasca which I had to do it twice because I neglected to do it once. As you can see, my academic is wacky and I went to 3 difference universities.
Pharmacy Admission Information Form (AIF): Not much to say here except I felt good after writing about myself.
Experience: I started volunteering in a local pharmacy found through Indeed.ca for 1 year (20 hours a week). Then, I moved to working for assistant to different pharmacy for 10 months until now (30~35 hours a week). I don't know if it is full-time though. Waterloo says working full-time for some time is ideal.
Reference: Got one from a pharmacist I volunteered with.
CASPer Test: I did it this year first time ever, but it was same as U of Toronto's MMI without the cooperation and acting sessions. and also being digital. I did not ace it but felt alright after finishing it. I did practice with 4 sample CASPer, tests and honestly, those practice tests helped me a lot in terms of what to expect.
Actual Interview: I was able to answer all questions interviewers asked. They seemed to be all easy going. So, that helped me relax a little bit and show myself as who I was. Initial self-presentation session went well until I forgot what I memorized. So, I couldn't say anything for 15 seconds in the middle, trying to think, but I pulled it off 'cause memory came back. Overall, unique experience for me.
Fundamental Skills Assessment (FSA): Math was easy. Writing was pretty easy as well. Reading was hard. I think I did worst on.
All the best wishes to future applicants!!
This cycle is my 1st time applying to U of Waterloo pharmacy.
Academics: I am an U of T grad with Bachelor degree and cGPA (U of T) of 3.38. Then, I decided to do Masters in U of Alberta, but I withdrew from graduate program after 10 months in and took 2 pre-reqs in U of Alberta as open studies student to apply for U of Waterloo and other Canadian schools. In U of T, my 3rd year was a full course load (10 half-year courses) and 4th year was not full load (8 half-year courses). I had a credit course without marks, and a late-withdrawal course in 4th year. Lastly, I took an online English course from U of Athabasca which I had to do it twice because I neglected to do it once. As you can see, my academic is wacky and I went to 3 difference universities.
Pharmacy Admission Information Form (AIF): Not much to say here except I felt good after writing about myself.
Experience: I started volunteering in a local pharmacy found through Indeed.ca for 1 year (20 hours a week). Then, I moved to working for assistant to different pharmacy for 10 months until now (30~35 hours a week). I don't know if it is full-time though. Waterloo says working full-time for some time is ideal.
Reference: Got one from a pharmacist I volunteered with.
CASPer Test: I did it this year first time ever, but it was same as U of Toronto's MMI without the cooperation and acting sessions. and also being digital. I did not ace it but felt alright after finishing it. I did practice with 4 sample CASPer, tests and honestly, those practice tests helped me a lot in terms of what to expect.
Actual Interview: I was able to answer all questions interviewers asked. They seemed to be all easy going. So, that helped me relax a little bit and show myself as who I was. Initial self-presentation session went well until I forgot what I memorized. So, I couldn't say anything for 15 seconds in the middle, trying to think, but I pulled it off 'cause memory came back. Overall, unique experience for me.
Fundamental Skills Assessment (FSA): Math was easy. Writing was pretty easy as well. Reading was hard. I think I did worst on.
All the best wishes to future applicants!!
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3rd year UofT pharmacy student here, just wanted to share some thoughts that I wish I'd known before starting pharmacy.
